One common opponent of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder has a clear favourite to win should the pair ever meet.
A deal has not yet been done for the two big heavyweight punchers to collide in the same ring on the same night. Though it has been talked about and teased for years, the closest we will get this year is them appearing on the same huge bill in Saudi Arabia on December 23.
Former two-time champion Joshua takes on Otto Wallin, who has beaten the likes of Murat Gassier and Dominik Breazeale and pushed Tyson Fury as hard as anyone over 12 rounds when they met back in 2019.
Former WBC title holder Wilder, meanwhile, is squaring off with New Zealand’s former world champion Joseph Parker, the man who lost his title to Joshua.
Both Wilder and Joshua have also beaten American Jason Gavern – Wilder won in the fourth round in 2014, Joshua in the third back in 2015 when he was still at the start of his career.
Speaking to ATG Radio a few years ago, Gavern assessed the potential match-up between the two
He was then asked who would win and sided with the Brit.
Finally, Gavern reckoned that Joshua is the one who holds the more power out of the two.
Fans are hoping both men win their December fights and a match-up between them can be made for 2024.
